sea rakers
Not much escapes a gaping mouth feeding on krill in Alaska's Aleutians. Up to 800
baleen plates in the whale's upper jaw fray into bristly strands, which strain the water.
Humpbacks also target small fish or krill with a repertoire of tactics: blowing bubbles to
make "nets," pounding or herding prey with flukes and flippers, and feeding in formation.
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